The Engineering Division provides the Town of Wellesley with professional engineering, landscape architecture and technical services required to plan, coordinate, develop, design, construct, operate, and maintain Town facilities and infrastructure. Tasks involve deed information, computer-aided design and drafting, Geographic Information System (GIS) implementaion, surveying, inspection of construction projects, and landscape design and planning. Engineering Division responsibilities include the following five programs:

The Engineering Division performs surveys and provides contract administration and inspection of construction for DPW projects. The Engineering Division is responsible for ensuring compliance with approved plans and specifications and conformance to applicable design standards, bylaws, special acts, Massachusetts General Laws, and standard engineering practices.

Survey and Inspection activities include conducting field surveys and project management for:

DPW maintenance projects

Sidewalk and driveway apron construction

Drainage installations

Water and sewer line location and construction

Parking lot and road surveys

Subdivision construction

DPW construction contracts

Traffic counts and surveys

Town Plans & Records

The Engineering Division maintains the following Town plans, files and records for the coordination of Town projects.

Plans

Town plans (80 and 40 scale)

Aerial photographs

Construction and easement plans

As-built drawings

Street acceptance plans

Zoning maps and 105mm preservation file of 3,500 pertinent land plans

Public utility connection information

Files

Deed file

Plot plan file

Photograph and contract file

Records

Traffic counts

Capital improvement contracts (progress payments)

State and local permits

Federal and state grant records relating to water and sewer construction, solid waste and recycling programs

Sewer Plans

The Engineering Division maintains maps and plans of the Town's sanitary sewer system. These maps indicate whether or not a particular location is connected to town sewer. These maps also indicate whether or not there is a sewer available in the street for connection, if desired.

Plot Plans

A plot plan is a plan of a particular lot or property. Plot plans indicate the dimensions and area of a lot. The plot plans available at the Engineering Division office are not certified plot plans and cannot be used for mortgage plans. The plot plans provided are typically 8 1/2" x 11" copies of the Assessor's Plans, also known as the Town Atlas.

Accepted and Unaccepted Ways (Public Ways and Private Ways)

The Engineering Division maintains records and plans of street acceptance. If a street or road (referred to as a way) has been accepted by Town Meeting, then it is a "public way." Otherwise, it is a "private way." Engineering Division records indicate whether a particular way was accepted, when it was accepted, its length, and the location of the street acceptance recording at the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds (Book # and Page #).

Street Occupancy Permits

Permits for street occupancy and excavations are typically issued from the beginning of April through early November. See answers to Street Occupancy Permit Questions.